Curtis Stone says his wife would divorce him if he joined Masterchef as a judge

Show him the money!

16 Aug
2019

He's a red hot favourite to replace MasterChef judgesGeorge Calombaris, Matt Preston and Gary Mehigan on the top-rated cooking show but Curtis Stone has revealed taking on the coveted role could land him in hot water with his famous wife.

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Speaking to Nova 96.9’s Fitzy & Wippa on August 16, the US-based Australian-born chef, who has been married to American actress Lindsay Price for nine years, said Network 10 would have to get out their chequebook for him to relocate from Los Angeles to Australia for the full-time gig.

Speaking toThe Daily Telegraph, the English born food critic, 57— who was doing press rounds when the news was announced— said he discovered he wouldn't be returning to the cooking series after an Instagram user claimed Network Ten had walked away from contract negotiations. Contrary to popular belief, a very salty Preston also revealed he was, in fact, happy with the salary that was offered, but it was Ten who decided to walk away from the mega-deal.

"We were happy with what was being offered, in fact we had accepted Ten’s financial offer to make the next series of MasterChef,” Preston told the publication. “We just failed to agree on the other terms," he added before admitting he could "say no more" about the issue as he remains under contract with the network. ​

Adios amigos😥. To my 3 food dads @garymehigan @mattscravat @gcalombaris what a wild ride it's been for all of us. You will be sorely missed the world over. Sending you the biggest bear hugs and wish you all the very best for the next chapter of your lives. Also, in keeping with my promise I have not congratulated Season 11 winner so as not to spoil things for @masterchefau 's OS fans but BIG CONGRATS to you, special un-named person! What an amazing achievement 🥳🎈

Speaking on his TV Blackbox podcast, Rob McKnight alleged the celebrity chef once lost his patience with a female producer backstage, sensationally revealing the 40-year-old restaurateur "abused" and "screamed" at the young lady.

"He came out and abused a young 22-year-old for 10 minutes— just screamed at her," McKnight recalled of the confrontation

LISTEN: Rob McKnight slams George Calombaris for being rude to female producer

Calombaris' blow up was so intense, McKnight's colleagues were moved to contact their him while he was on a holiday.

Following the scary confrontation with the young producer, McKnight revealed the incident was such a "big deal", Calombaris' fellow judges intentionally boycotted the breakfast show for a number of years.

"No judge from MasterChef appeared on Studio 10 for two years [after the incident] as a sign of solidarity with his perceived issues with the show," McKnight declared.